Mental Ability

Number, Ranking &

CHAPTER 11
Time Sequence Test
11.1 Number test
In this type of questions, generally a set, group or series of numerals is given and the candidate is asked to trace
out numerals following certain given conditions or lying at specific mentioned positions after shuffling according
to a certain given pattern.
Solved examples
E x . 1 How many such 5s are there in the following number sequence each of which is immediately preceded by 3 or
4 but not immediately followed by 8 or 9?
35954553584567357554523510
(1) None (2) Three (3) Four (4) Five
S o l . As you know, a number which comes after a given number is said to follow it while the one which comes before
the given number precedes it. Thus, the numbers satisfying the given conditions may be marked as follows:
35954 5 53584 5 673 5 7554 5 23 5 10
Clearly, there are five such 5s. Hence, the answer is (4).
E x . 2 In the series given below, how many 8s are there each of which is exactly divisible by its immediate preceding as
well as succeeding numbers?
2838248248682824838286
(1) One (2) Two (3) Three (4) Four
S o l . Clearly, we may mark such sets of 3 numbers, in which the middle number is 8 and each of the two numbers on
both sides of it is a factor of 8, as shown below:
2 8 3 8 2 482 4 8 6 8 282 4 8 3 8 2 8 6
So, there are two such 8s. Hence, the answer is (2).
E x . 3 In the series, 6 4 1 2 2 8 7 4 2 1 5 3 8 6 2 1 7 1 4 1 3 2 8 6
how many pairs of successive numbers have a difference of 2 each?
(1) Four (2) Five (3) Six (4) Seven
S o l . Clearly, the pairs of successive numbers having a difference of 2 can be shown as follows :

64 12287 42 1 53 86 2 1 7 1 4 13 2 86
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Thus, there are six such pairs. Hence, the answer is (3).
E x . 4 How many such pairs of digits are there in the number 531268947 each of which has as many digits between
them in the number as when they are arranged in descending order?
(1) None (2) One (3) Two (4) More than three
S o l . The given number is : 531268947.
Arranging the digits in descending order, we get: 987654321.
We have the following pairs of digits, satisfying the given conditions.

Digits in Given Number Digits in Descending Order

531 2 5432
312 6 6543
12 21
126894 7 7 65 4 3 21
2 68 9 4 7 765432
89 98
947 987

Thus, we have 7 such pairs, namely (5, 2), (3, 6), (1, 2), (1, 7), (2, 7), (8, 9) and (9, 7). Hence, the answer is (4).

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E x . 5 If it is possible to form a number with the second, the fifth and the eighth digits of the number 31549786, which
is the perfect square of a two-digit even number, which of the following will be the second digit of that even
number?
(1) 1 (2) 4 (3) 6 (4) No such number can be formed
S o l . The 2nd, 5th and 8th digits of the number 31549786 are 1, 9 and 6 respectively.
The perfect square of a two-digit even number, formed using the digits 1, 9 and 6 is 196. And, 196 = 142.
So, the required even number is 14. Clearly, its second digit is 4. Hence, the answer is (2).

EXERCISE
1. Which is the third number to the left of the number which is exactly in the middle of the following sequence of
numbers?

123456789246897531987654321

(1) 3 (2) 4 (3) 5 (4) 6

2. How many 5s are there in the following number sequence which are immediately preceded by 7 and immediately
followed by 6?

755945764598756764325678

(1) One (2) Two (3) Three (4) Four

3. How many 6s are there in the following number series, each of which is immediately preceded by 1 or 5 and
immediately followed by 3 or 9?

263756429613416391569231654321967163

(1) None (2) One (3) Two (4) Three

4. How many 7s immediately preceded by 6 but not immediately followed by 4 are there in the following series?

74276436753578437672406743

(1) One (2) Two (3) Four (4) Six

5. In the series given below, count the number of 9s, each of which is not immediately preceded by 5 but is

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immediately followed by either 2 or 3. How many such 9s are there?

19265938393259293482698

(1) One (2) Three (3) Five (4) Six

Directions (Q.6 to Q. 8) : Study the following number sequence and answer the questions given below it:

51473985726315863852243496

6. How many odd numbers are there in the sequence each of which is immediately followed by an odd number?

(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) More than 4

7. How many even numbers are there in the 'sequence which are immediately preceded by an odd number but
immediately followed by an even number?

(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4

8. How many odd numbers are there in the sequence which are immediately preceded and also immediately
followed by an even number?

(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4

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9. The positions of the first and the fifth digits in the number 83256479 are interchanged. Similarly the positions
of the second and the sixth digits are interchanged and so on. Which of the following will be the third to the right
of the seventh digit from the right end after rearrangement?
(1) 3 (2) 4 (3) 7 (4) 8
10. If it is possible to make a number which is perfect square of a two-digit odd number with the second, the sixth
and the ninth digits of the number 187642539, which of the following is the digit in the unit's place of that two-
digit odd number?
(1) 1 (2) 7 (3) 9 (4) No such number can be made
11. In the first and second digits in the sequence 5 9 8 12 2 7 4 3 8 are interchanged. Also the third and fourth
digits, the fifth and sixth digits and so on, which digit would be the seventh counting to your left ?
(1) 1 (2) 4 (3) 7 (4) 8
12. If you write all the numbers from 201 to 250, then how many times will you write the numeral 2 ?
(1) 70 (2) 65 (3) 25 (4) 80
Directions (Q.13 & Q. 14) : Following questions are based on the five three-digit numbers given below:
519 368 437 246 175
13. Which of the following is the sum of the middle digits of the highest and the lowest numbers ?
(1) 6 (2) 9 (3) 8 (4) 5
14. Which of the following is the third digit of the second highest number when arranged in desending order ?
(1) 9 (2) 8 (3) 7 (4) 6
Directions (Q.15 to Q. 17) : Study the following five numbe rs and answer of only the questions
given below :
517 325 639 841 792
15. What will be the first digit of the second highest number after reversing the positions of only the second and the
third digts within each number of the digits within each number ?
(1) 2 (2) 7 (3) 8 (4) 9
16. What will be the last digit of the third number from top when they are arranged in descending order after
reversing the positions of the digits within each number ?
(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 5 (4) 7
17. What will be the middle digit of the second lowest number after the positions of only the first and the second
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digits within each number are interchanged ?

(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 5 (4) 7
Directions (Q.18 to Q.20) : In each of the following questions, the two rows of numbers are given. Resultant
number in each row is to be worked out separately based on the following rules and the question below the row
of numbers is to be answered. The operations of numbers progress from left to right.
Rules :
(i) If an even number is followed by a prime number they are to be multiplied.
(ii) If an even number is followed by a composite odd number, odd number is to be subtracted from even number.
(iii) If a composite odd number is followed by a prime number, the first number is to be divided by the second
number.
(iv) If an odd number is followed by an even number which is a perfect square, they are to be added.
(v) If an odd number is followed by another odd number they are to be added.
18. 36 21 5 16
27 3 16 5
What is the sum of the resultants of the two rows?
(1) 25 (2) 24 (3) 125 (4) 81
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19. 39 13 11 17
24 5 55 13
What is the difference between the resultants of the two rows ?
(1) 14 (2) 9 (3) 243 (4) 233
20. 23 15 9 64
x 3 1 15 3
If x is the resultant of the first row, what is the resultant of the second row?
(1) 54 (2) 18 (3) 21 (4) 72
Directions (Q.21 to Q.25) : In each of the following questions, the two rows of numbers are given. Resultant
number in each row is to be worked out separately based on the following rules (The operations of numbers
progress from left to right.)
Rules :
(i) If a two-digit of number is followed by a prime number, the first number is to be multiplied by the prime number.
(ii) If an even number is followed by another even number, the first number is to be divided by the second number.
(iii) If an odd number is followed by a composite odd number, the first number is to be added to the second number.
(iv) If an even number which is multiple of 5 is following by another number which is a multiple of 5, the second
number is to be subracted from the first number.
(v) If a number which is perfect square is followed by another numbers which is a perfet square, the resultant
number is the product of the square roots of the two numbers.
21. 50 15 27
15 5 7
What is the sum of the resultants of the two rows?
(1) 62 (2) 630 (3) 587 (4) 392
22. 60 4 11
m 15 18
If m is the resultant of the first row, what is the resultant of the second row ?
(1) 180 (2) 10 (3) 165 (4) 22
23. 50 25 49
31 21 4
What is the difference between the resultant of the first row and the second row, respectively ?
(1) 22 (2) 32 (3) 13 (4) 35
24. 17 9 2
49 36 6
What is the product of the resultant of the two rows ?

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(1) 72 (2) 26 (3) 20 (4) 91
25. 64 25 25
88 8 n
If n is the resultant of the first row, what is the resultant of the second row ?
(1) 24 (2) 36 (3) 35 (4) 26

ANSWERS
Q u e. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans . 2 1 4 2 2 4 3 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 2
Q u e. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Ans . 2 2 2 4 1 3 2 1 4 4

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11.2 Ranking test

In this type of questions, generally the ranks of a person both from the top and from the bottom are mentioned
and the total number of persons is asked. However, sometimes this question is -put in the form of a puzzle of
interchanging seats by two persons.
Solved Examples
E x . 1 Rohan ranks seventh from the top and twenty-sixth from the bottom in a class. How many students are there in
the class?
(1) 31 (2) 32 (3) 33 (4) 34
S o l . Clearly, the whole class consists of :
(i) 6 students who have ranks higher than Rohan;
(ii) Rohan; and
(iii) 25 students who have ranks lower than Rohan, i.e., (6 + 1 + 25) = 32 students.
Hence, the answer is (2).
E x . 2 Manik is fourteenth from the right end in a row of 40 boys. What is his position from the left end?
(1) 24th (2) 25th (3) 26th (4) 27th
Sol. Clearly, number of boys towards the left of Manick = (40 – 14) = 26.
So, Manick is 27th from the left end. Hence, the answer is (4).
E x . 3 In a row of boys facing the North, A is sixteenth from the left end and C is sixteenth from the right end. B, who
is fourth to the right of A, is fifth to the left of C in the row.
How many boys are there in the row?
(1) 39 (2) 40 (3) 41 (4) 42
S o l . Clearly, according to the given conditions, there are 15 boys to the left of A, as well as to the right of C. Also, B
lies between A and C such that there are 3 boys between A and B ; and 4 boys between B and C.
N

A B C
15 3 4 15
So, number of boys in the row = (15 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 15) = 40. Hence, the answer is (2).
E x . 4 In a row of 40 girls, when Komal was shifted to her left by 4 places her number from the left end of the row
became 10. What was the number of Swati from the right end of the row if Swati was three places to the right
of Komal's original position?
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(1) 22 (2) 23 (3) 25 (4) None of these

S o l . On shifting 4 places to the left, Komal is 10th from the left end of the row. Thus, Komal's original position was
14th from the left end.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 ............
K K S

Swati is 3 places to the right of Komal's original position. Clearly, Swati is 17th from the left end.
Number of girls to the right of Swati = (40 – 17) = 23.
Thus, Swati is 24th from the right end of the row. Hence, the answer is (4).
Ex.5. In a row of girls, Kamya is fifth from the left and Preeti is sixth from the right. When they exchange their
positions, then Kamya becomes thirteenth from the left. What will be Preeti's position from the right?
(1) 7th (2) 11th (3) 14th (4) 18th
S o l . Kamya's new position is 13th from left. But it is the same as Preeti's earlier position which is 6th from the right.
Thus, the row consists of (12 + 1 + 5) = 18 girls.
Now, Preeti's new position is Kamya's earlier position which is 5th from the left. Number of girls to the right of
Preeti = (18 – 5) = 13.
So, Preeti's new position is 14th from the right. Hence, the answer is (3).

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EXERCISE
1. Vijay's positon is 14th from upwards in a class of 43 students. What will be his position from downwards?

(1) 30th (2) 28th (3) 29th (4) 31st

2. Sarita is on 11th place from upwards in a group of 45 girls. If we start counting from downwards, what will be her
place?

(1) 36th (2) 34th (3) 35th (4) can not be determined

3. Some boys are sitting in a line. Mehendra is on 17th place from left and Surendra is on 18th place from right.
There are 8 boys in between them. How many boys are there in the line ?

(1) 43 (2) 42 (3) 41 (4) 44

4. In a line of boys Ganesh is 12th from the left and Rajan is 15th from the right. They interchange their positions.
Now, Rajan is 20th from the right. What is the total no. of boys in the class ?

(1) 30 (2) 29 (3) 32 (4) 31

5. Malay Pratap is on 13th position from the starting and on 17th position from the end in his class. He is on 8th
position from the starting and on 13th position from the end among the students who passed. How many
students failed ?

(1) 7 (2) 8 (3) 9 (4) Can not be determined

6. In a row of children, Bhusan is seventh from the left and Motilal is fourth from the right. When Bhusan and
Motilal exchange positions, Bhusan will be fifteen from the left. Which will be Motilal's position from the right?

(1) Eighth (2) Fourth (3) Eleventh (4) Twelfth

7. In a line of students Madhukar is on 15th position from right and Dhirendra is on 18th position from left. when
they both interchange their postions then Madhukar is on 20th position from right. What will be the position of
Dhirendra from left ?

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(1) 18th (2) 24th (3) 23rd (4) 20th

8. In a row at bus stop, A is 7th from the left and B is 9th from the right. Both of them interchange their positions
and thus A becomes 11th from the left. How many people are there in that row ?

(1) 18 (2) 19 (3) 20 (4) 21

9. In a class of 60, where girls are twice that of boys, kamal ranked seventeenth from the top. If there are 9 girls
ahead of kamal, how many boys are after him in rank?

(1) 3 (2) 7 (3) 12 (4) 23

10. Ravi is 7 ranks ahead of Sumit in a class of 39. If Sumit's rank is seventeenth from the last, what is Ravi's rank
from the start ?

(1) 14th (2) 15th (3) 16th (4) 17th

11. In a queue, A is eighteenth from the front while B is sixteenth from the back. If C is twentith from the front and
is exactly in the middle of A and B, then how many persons are there is queue ?

(1) 45 (2) 46 (3) 47 (4) 48

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12. In a row of girls. Rita and monika occupy the ninth place from the right end and tenth place from the left end
respectively. If the interchange their places, then Rita and monika occupy seventeenth place from the right and
eighteenth place from the left respectively How many girls are there in the row ?

(1) 25 (2) 26 (3) 27 (4) Data inadequate

13. Ram and Sham are ranked 13 th and 14th respectively is a class of 23. What are their ranks from the last
respectively ?
(1) 10th , 11th (2) 11th, 12th (3) 11th , 10th (4) None of these
14. Manisha ranked sixteenth from the top and twenty-nineth from the bottom among those who has passed an
examination. Six boys did not participate in the examination and five failed in it. How many boys there in the
class ?
(1) 40 (2) 44 (3) 50 (4) 55
15. Mohan and Ramesh are ranked seventh and eleventh respectively from the top in a class of 41 students. What
will be their respective ranks from the bottom in the class

(1) 30th and 14th (2) 34th and 30th (3) 35th and 31st (4) 36th and 32 nd
16. Roshan ranked 11th from the top and thirty one from the bottom in a class. How many students are there in the
class ?

(1) 42 (2) 43 (3) 41 (4) 40

17. If you count 21 letters in the english alphabet from end and 20 letters from the beginning, which letter will
appear in the middle of the sequence thus formed ?

(1) N (2) L (3) K (4) M

18. How many numbers from 1 to 100 are there each of which is not only exactly divisible by 4 but also has 4 as a
digit ?

(1) 7 (2) 10 (3) 20 (4) 21

19. In a queue of boys Sohan is 9th from the back. Ramesh's place is 8th from the front. Radhey is standing in the
middle of the two. What could be the minimum number of boys standing in the queue ?
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(1) 8 (2) 10 (3) 12 (4) 14

20. Three persons A, B and C are standing in a queue. There are 5 persons in between A and B and eight persons
between B and C. If there are 3 persons ahead of C and 21 persons behind A, what would be the minimum
number of persons in the queue ?
(1) 23 (2) 25 (3) 28 (4) 33

ANSWERS
Qu e . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
An s . 1 3 1 4 3 4 3 2 3 3
Qu e. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
An s . 3 2 3 4 3 3 4 1 2 3

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11.3 Time sequence test

Ex.1. Satish remembers that his brother's birthday is after fifteenth but before eighteenth of February whereas his
sister Kajal remembers that her brother's birthday is after sixteenth but below nineteenth of February. On which
day in February is Satish's brother's birthday?

(1) 16th (2) 17th (3) 18th (4) 19th

S o l . According to Satish, the brother's birthday is on one of the days among 16th and 17th February.

According to Kajal, the brother's birthday is on one of the days among 17th and 18th February.

Clearly, Satish's brother's birthday is on the day common to both the above groups, i.e., 17th February.

Hence, the answer is (2).

E x . 2 A bus for Delhi leaves every thirty minutes from a bus stand. An enquiry clerk told a passenger that the bus had
already left ten minutes ago and the next bus will leave at 9.35 a.m. At what time did the enquiry clerk give this
information to the passenger?

(1) 9.10 a.m. (2) 8.55 a.m. (3) 9.08 a.m. (4) 9.15 a.m.

S o l . The next bus will leave at 9.35 a.m. This means that the previous bus had left at 9.05 a.m.

But it happened ten minutes before the clerk gave the information to the passenger.

Thus, the enquiry clerk gave the information at 9.15 a.m.

Hence, the answer is (4).

E x . 3 If the seventh day of a month is three days earlier than Friday, what day will it be on the nineteenth day of the
month?

(1) Sunday (2) Monday (3) Wednesday (4) Friday

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S o l . As mentioned, the seventh day of the month is three days earlier than Friday, which is Tuesday.

So, the fourteenth day is also Tuesday and thus, the nineteenth day is Sunday.

Hence, the answer is (1).

E x . 4 If it was Saturday on 17th December, 2002 what was the day on 22nd December, 2004 ?

(1) Monday (2) Tuesday (3) Wednesday (4) Sunday

S o l . Clearly, every day repeats itself on the seventh day. Now, 17th Dec. 2002 - 16th Dec. 2003 is a period of 365
days. Dividing by 7, we get 52 weeks and one day. Thus, the 365th day will be the same as the first day, i.e.,
16th Dec. 2003 is also Saturday. Now, 16th Dec. 2003 - 15th Dec. 2004 is a period of 366 days (because
2004, being a leap year, has 29 days in February). Thus, as shown above, 14th Dec. 2004 will be the same as
16th Dec. 2003, i.e., Saturday. So, 21st Dec. 2004 is also Saturday and thus, 22nd Dec. 2004 is a Sunday.

Hence, the answer is (4).

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EXERCISE
1. Kailash remembers that his brother Deepak's birthday falls after 20th May but before 28th May, while Geeta
remembers that Deepak's birthday falls before 22nd May but after 12th May. On what date Deepak's birthday
falls?

(1) 20th May (2) 21st May (3) 22nd May (4) Cannot be determined

2. Sangeeta remembers that her father's birthday was certainly after eighth but before thirteenth of December.
Her sister Natasha remembers that their father's birthday was definitely after ninth but before fourteenth of
December. On which date of December was their father's birthday?

(1) 10th (2) 11th (3) 12th (4) Data inadequate

3. Ajay left home for the bus stop 15 minutes earlier than usual. It takes 10 minutes to reach the stop. He reached
the stop at 8.40 a.m. What time does he usually leave home for the bus stop?

(1) 8.30 a.m. (2) 8.45 p.m. (3) 8.55 a.m. (4) None of these

4. The priest told the devotee, "The temple bell is rung at regular intervals of 45 minutes. The last bell was rung
five minutes ago. The next bell is due to be rung at 7.45 a.m." At what time did the priest give this information
to the devotee?

(1) 7.40 a.m. (2) 7.05 a.m. (3) 7.00 a.m. (4) 6.55 a.m.

5. There are twenty people working in an office. The first group of five works between 8.00 A.M. and 2.00 P.M.
The second group of ten works between 10.00 A.M. and 4.00 P.M. And the third group of five works between
12 noon and 6.00 P.M. There are three computers in the office which all the employees frequently use. During
which of the following hours the computers are likely to be used most?

(1) 10.00 AM. - 12 noon (2) 12 noon - 2.00 P.M.

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(3) 1.00 P.M. - 3.00 PM. (4) 2.00 PM. - 4.00 PM.

6. A monkey climbs 30 feet at the beginning of each hour and rests for a while when he slips back 20 feet before
he again starts climbing in the beginning of the next hour. If he begins his ascent at 8.00 a.m., at what time will
he first touch a flag at 120 feet from the ground?

(1) 4 p.m. (2) 5 p.m. (3) 6 p.m. (4) None of these

7. If day after tomorrow is Saturday, what day was three days before yesterday?

(1) Sunday (2) Monday (3) Thursday (4) Saturday

8. If the day before yesterday was Thursday, when will Sunday be ?

(1) Today (2) Two days after today (3) Tomorrow (4) Day after tomorrow

9. If the day before yesterday was Saturday, what day will fall on the day after tomorrow?

(1) Friday (2) Thursday (3) Wednesday (4) Tuesday

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10. If Tuesday falls on the fourth of the month, then which day will fall three days after the 24th?

(1) Monday (2) Tuesday (3) Thursday (4) Friday

11. If 30th January 2003 was Thursday, what was the day on 2nd March, 2003?

(1) Tuesday (2) Thursday (3) Saturday (4) Sunday

12. If every second Saturday and all Sundays are holidays in a 30 days month beginning on Saturday, then how
many working days are there in that month?

(1) 20 (2) 21 (3) 22 (4) 23

13. If February 1, 2004 is Wednesday, what day is March 3, 2004 ?

(1) Monday (2) Sunday (3) Saturday (4) Friday

14. If the first day of the year (other than the leap year) was Friday, then which was the last day of that year?

(1) Monday (2) Friday (3) Saturday (4) Sunday

15. How many days will there be from 26th January 2004, to 15th May, 2004 (both days included) ?

(1) 110 (2) 111 (3) 112 (4) 113

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ANSWERS
Q u e. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans . 2 4 2 2 2 3 1 3 3 3 4 4 3 2 2

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EXERCISE
QUESTIONS RELATED TO VARIOUS OLYMPIADS
1. In a row of 40 children facing North, Satish is eight to the right of Ajay. If Ajay is 18th from the right end
of the row, how far is Satish from the left end of the row?
(1) 32nd (2) 10th (3) 31st (4) 29th
2. The positions of how many digits in the number 7354612 will remain unchanged after the digits within the
number are rearranged in descending order from left to right?
(1) One (2) Two (3) Three (4) More than three
3. The positions of how many digits in the number 4231576 will remain unchanged after the digits within the
number are arranged in ascending order?
(1) None (2) One (3) Two (4) Three
4. Ashish is heavier than Govind. Mohit is lighter than Jack. Pawan is heavier than Jack but lighter than Govind.
Who among them is the heaviest?
(1) Govind (2) Jack (3) Pawan (4) Ashish
5. If the positions of the fifth and twelth letters of the word GLORIFICATIONS are interchanged, and likewise the
positions of the fourth and fourteenth letters, the third and tenth letters, the second and eleventh letters and the
first and the thirteenth letters are interchanged, which of the following will be the twelth letter from the right end?
(1) I (2) O (3) R (4) T
6. In a row of boys, Samrat is seventh from the left and Rohit is twelth from the right. If they interchange their
positions, Samrat becomes twenty-second from the left. How many boys are there in the row?
(1) 19 (2) 31 (3) 33 (4) 38
7. If the first and second letters in the word DEPRESSION were interchanged, also the third and the fourth
letters, the fifth and sixth letters and so on, which of the following would be the seventh letter from the right?
(1) R (2) O (3) S (4) P
8. If you count 21 letters in the English alphabet from the end and 20 letters from the beginning, which letter
will exactly appear in the middle of the sequence thus formed?
(1) N (2) L (3) K (4) M
9. Using first, third, sixth and seventh digits of the number 9 3 4 2 6 1 8 5, one time each, how many numbers
of two digits are possible which are perfect squares of a number. What is that number? If two such numbers
are possible then answer 11, if no such number is possible then answer zero.
(1) 0 (2) 7 (3) 9 (4) 11
10. In a shop, there were 4 dolls of different heights A, B, C and D. D is neither as tall as A nor as short as
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C. B is shorter than D but taller than C. If Mani wants to purchase the tallest doll, which one should she
purchase?
(1) Only A (2) Only D (3) Either A or D (4) Either B or D
11. In a row of 40 boys, Satish was shifted 10 places to the right of Rohan and Kewal was shifted 10 places
to the left of Vilas. If Vilas was twenty-sixth from the left and there were three boys between Kewal and
Satish after shifting, what was the position of Rohan in the row?
(1) 10 th from the right end (2) 10 th from the left end
(3) 39 th from the right end (4) Data inadequate
12. Read the following letter-number sequence carefully and answer the question.
J K P D F G H 6 9 2 8 Q E M 7 4 3 Z Y B T 5 4 2 3
If all the odd numbers are dropped from the above sequence, which of the following element would be seventh
to the right of twelfth element from the right end?
(1) B (2) Z (3) Y (4) 4
13. '2' is subtracted from each odd digit and '1' is added to each even digit in the number 7652348. Which
of the following will be the sum of the second digit from the right and the third digit from the left of the
new number thus formed?
(1) 10 (2) 8 (3) 4 (4) 6

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14. Kirti is taller than Kanika who is shorter than Kajal. Komal is taller than Kanchan but shorter than Kanika.
Who among the following is the shortest ?
(1) Kirti (2) Kajal (3) Kanchan (4) Kanika
15. How many 9's in the following sequence of the numbers are immediately preceded by 8 but not immediately
followed by 4 ?
9 8 6 2 7 9 6 2 8 9 4 8 8 9 4 9 8 4 8 8 9 4 9 8 4 9
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) None of these
16. The equal number of houses in both sides of the street are numbered 1,2,3,4,5,6,..... up one side, then
back down the other side. if opposite house no. 10 is house no. 23, then how many houses are there in
the street ?
(1) 36 (2) 32 (3) 40 (4) 28
17. If the numbers 719, 609,735,689,834,937,600,798,610 are arranged in ascending order ,then the
multiplication of the digits of the middle number is?
(1) 96 (2) 9 (3)17 (4) 63
18. Urmila has 23rd rank from right and 15 th rank from the left .then how many persons are there in the row?
(1) 37 (2) 28 (3) 9 (4) 8
19. If fifth day of a month is four days earlier than Wednesday,what day will it be on Twenty eighth day of a month?
(1) Sunday (2) Monday (3) Tuesday (4) Wednesday
20. If in a month , third day is Monday, then what will be the fourth day from 21st of that month?
(1) Monday (2) Tuesday (3) Wednesday (4) Friday
21. Shashank ranks 18th in a class of 49 students.What is his rank from the last?
(1) 32 (2) 31 (3)19 (4)18
22. If the following numbers are written in ascending order,the sum of the digits of middle number will be
810,912,910,809,781,673,573
(1) 9 (2) 12 (3) 17 (4) 13
23. How many 3s are there in the following figure series which are just preceded by 6 but not immediately followed by 7?
6 2 3 7 9 3 6 3 4 8 7 1 3 3 6 4 8 2
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4
24. If 1st October is Sunday, then 1st November will be?
(1) Monday (2) Tuesday (3) Wednesday (4) Thursday
25. Preeti scored more than Rahul. Yamuna scored as much as Divya, Lokita scored less than manju, Rahul
scored more than Yamuna. Manju scored less than Divya.W ho scored the lowest?
(1) Manju (2) Yamuna (3) Lokita (4) Rahul
26. Nageena is taller than Pushpa ,but not as tall as Maneesh.Reena is taller than Namita but not as tall as
Pushpa.Who among them is tallest?
(1) Maneesh (2) Pushpa (3) Nameeta (4) Reena

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27. Akhilesh is taller than Sheebu .Aman is not as tall as Akhilesh but taller than Tejinder .Sheebu is also not
as tall as Aman but is taller than Tejinder.Who is the tallest?
(1) Akhilesh (2) Sheebu (3) Aman (4) Tejinder
28. If third day of the month falls on Thursday .What day will be fourth after 22nd of the month?
(1) Saturday (2) Thursday (3) Tuesday (4) Monday
29. A rank fifth in a class.B is eight from the last .If C is sixth after A and just in the middle of A and B. How
many students are there in the class?
(1) 23 (2) 24 (3) 25 (4) 26
30. An application was received by office clerk in the afternoon of a weekday.Next day he forwarded it to the
table of senior clerk who was on leave that day.The senior clerk next day evening put up the application
to the officer concerned.The officer studied the Application and signed on the same day i.e. Friday which
day the application was received by the officer clerk?
(1) Tuesday (2) Wednesday (3) Thursday (4) Monday

ANSWERS
Qu e. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
An s . 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 1 4 3 2 3 4
Qu e. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
An s . 2 4 1 2 2 1 3 1 3 3 1 1 1 2 2

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